Xaar celebrates 25th anniversary with extensive charity efforts

Xaar was established in 1990 as four people in a small office on Cambridge Science Park, with a goal to develop and commercialize digital inkjet print technology arising out of work done by Cambridge Consultants. Today the company employs over 600 people worldwide, based at three buildings on the Science Park, at state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Huntingdon, UK and Järfälla, Sweden, and in offices in Hong Kong, India and the US.

To mark its 25th anniversary, Xaar is organizing a program of events during the summer and autumn. In line with the company’s record of supporting local and national charities, this includes a number of company-wide charity challenges, and started with a 26-strong team undertaking a 60-mile London to Cambridge bike ride on July 26 to raise over 2,000 GBP (3,100 USD) for Breast Cancer Now. Other challenges planned include the Chariots of Fire relay race in September for East Anglia Children’s Hospice and the Byte Night sleep-out in October in aid of Action for Children. 

Richard Barham, Xaar chief customer officer, said: ‘We’re immensely proud of what we’ve achieved over the last 25 years, but we know we couldn’t have done it without the advantages that come with being in Cambridge — not only our people but also the superb high-technology support infrastructure that’s in place. By linking our anniversary celebration with support for these charities we are giving something back while also showing that we remain an energetic company with a strong drive to succeed.’